Find the areas of the following geometric figure.

Find the area of a trapezoid whose parallel sides measure 8.5 m and 4.5 m, and whose altitude is 6.5 m.

To the nearest tenth, area =

Question

Find the areas of the following geometric figure.

Find the area of a trapezoid whose parallel sides measure 8.5 m and 4.5 m, and whose altitude is 6.5 m.

To the nearest tenth, area =

cggurumanjunath · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

add the parallel sides together, then multiply by the altitude. 

last step is to halve the answer

the formula is 

$$A = \frac{1}{2} \times (a +b) \times h$$

a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides, h = the altitude measurement. 

Hope this helps